How old is old?
Historians remind us of the farmers who settled Homewood and Flossmoor in the mid-1800s, but the history of the area goes back much farther.
One neighboring site that has a deep historical link is the Thornton Distillery building at 400 Margaret St. in Thornton. Its history goes back to Native American tribes, its first life as a brewery nearly 200 years ago, and its renown during America’s Prohibition period in the…
